Batch activators unexpectedly turn echo off for subsequent commands

[pawelszramowski]

Issue

Consider the following batch script:

python -m virtualenv --quiet venv
CALL venv\Scripts\activate.bat
REM spam
CALL deactivate.bat
REM eggs

The expected output is:

W:\>python -m virtualenv --quiet venv

W:\>CALL venv\Scripts\activate.bat

(venv) W:\>REM spam

(venv) W:\>CALL deactivate.bat

W:\>REM eggs

The actual output is:

W:\>python -m virtualenv --quiet venv

W:\>CALL venv\Scripts\activate.bat

This is caused by @echo off at the beginning of both scripts that need to be undone after calling them:

python -m virtualenv --quiet venv
CALL venv\Scripts\activate.bat
@ECHO ON
REM spam
CALL deactivate.bat
@ECHO ON
REM eggs

Environment

• OS: Windows 10
• pip list: not relevant

Output of the virtual environment creation

Also not really relevant. virtualenv version 20.16.4.

[gaborbernat]

PR welcome. Also, try please the latest release, that's the only version really supported, and yes it might be relevant.